INVITATION FOR TENDERS: THE SUPPLY OF PRE-PRESS, PRESS AND POST PRESS MACHINES

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for this Project which appeared in Daily News & Procurement Journal Issue no 1768 dated 16th October 2014.

The Government of United Republic of Tanzania through the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) has set aside funds and it intends to apply part of the proceeds of this to replace the old technology with the new technology of printing to PRESS A Unit.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology now invites sealed tenders from eligible suppliers as tabulated below:

No.

Description of Items

Unit

Qty

Delivery Period (after contract’s effective date)

1

PRE-PRESS, PRESS AND POST PRESS MACHINES

SET

1

Within 12 weeks

The above items constitute a package hence Tenderers shall quote for all items and respective quantities in this package. Tenderers not quoting for all quantities will be considered non – responsive and rejected for evaluation.

Tendering will be conducted through the International Competitive Tendering (ICT) procedures specified in the Public Procurement Regulations, 2013; Government Notice No. 446 and is open to all Tenderers as defined in the Regulations.

Interested eligible Tenders may obtain further information from and inspect the Tendering Documents at the office of the Secretary, Ministerial Tender Board, Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Vocational Training, 7 Magogoni Street, 9121, 11479 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Old UTS Building, Room No. 7, from 0900 hours to 1500 hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive except on public holidays.

A complete set of Tendering Document(s) in English and additional sets may be purchased by interested Tenderers upon submission of a written application to the address given under paragraph 5 above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of TZS 100,000 (Tanzanian Shillings: One Hundred Thousand Only). Payment should either be by Cash, Banker’s Draft, or Banker’s Cheque, payable to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology

All Tenders must be accompanied by a Tender Security amounting 2.0% of the tender price in an acceptable form of Unconditional Bank Guarantee, Banker’s Cheque or Irrevocable Letter of Credit

All tenders in one original plus two copies properly filled in, and enclosed in plain envelopes must be delivered to the following address: Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, 7 Magogoni Street, P.O. Box 9121, 11479 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Old UTS Building, Room No. 7, at or before 31st March, 2017 10:00 hours. Tenders will be opened promptly thereafter in public and in the presence of Tenderers’ representatives who choose to attend in the opening ceremony at 10:30 Hours in the 1st Floor, Conference Room, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Headquarters Building located at 7 Magogoni Street, 11479,Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Late Tenders, portion of Tenders, electronic Tenders, Tenders not opened and not read out in public at the tender opening ceremony shall not be accepted for evaluation irrespective of the circumstances.